Impact of infrasound on the human cochlea

Hearing Research

Volumn 233, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 67-76

  Hensel, Johannes ^a   Scholz, Günther ^a   Hurttig, Ulrike ^a   Mrowinski, Dieter ^a   Janssen, Thomas ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human cochlear mechanics; Infrasound biasing; Modulated DPOAEs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNER EAR; LOUDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND;

ADULT; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; SOUND;

EID: 34848890949     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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